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Ukraine says Russia is illegally targeting the power grid. Here's what the law says
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An elderly woman carries her bags out of a hot food distribution point during a power outage caused by Russia's repeated air strikes on the country's power grid, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. - photo by AP Photo/Sergey Grits
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russian missiles and drones have pounded Ukraine’s energy grid in recent weeks, plunging people into frozen darkness in one of the country’s coldest winters on record. Ukraine has accused Russia of illegally targeting power infrastructure during the war to deny civilians light, heating and running water. "Taking advantage of the coldest days of winter to terrorize people is more important to Russia than diplomacy,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, on the eve of a new round of talks about ending the conflict and as temperatures in Kyiv hovered around minus 20 C (minus 3 F).